Bougainvillea is an iconic, impressive evergreen plant with large colourful ‘bracts’ which surround tiny white flowers. A bract is a different type of leaf that surrounds the actual flowers. The colorful bracts which are often misidentified as the bougainvillea flowers, come in a huge variety of colours. The most commonly seen bougainvillea are those with …
Washingtonia filifera (California fan palm) grows up to 23 m (exceptionally 30 m) tall in good growing conditions. The leaves have a petiole up to 2 m long, bearing a fan of leaflets 1.5-2 m long. Inflorescence to 5 m long; flowers white; fruit oval. When the leaves die they bend downwards and form a …
Oleander (Nerium Oleander) or Adelfa, is a highly toxic evergreen shrub or small tree. It is native to a broad area from Morocco and Portugal eastward through the Mediterranean region. It typically occurs around dry stream beds. It grows to 2-6 m tall, with spreading to erect branches. The leaves are in pairs or whorls …
Building Building a swimming pool is an exciting and expensive project to undertake. You will be wanting years of usage, fun and exercise, as a pool makes outdoor living a pleasure. However, it is worth considering the materials used in its construction, before giving the go ahead to such a project. Points to consider Locating …
Plumbago auriculata / Blue Plumbago Plumbago auriculata / Blue plumbago / Jazmin azul is a semi-climber that grows quickly to about 1.8m (6ft). It has oblong smooth pale green leaves that grow to 5cm (2in). The inflorescence consists of many sky blue flowers. It is a delicate plant and does not support the frosts. It …
There are about 400 species of the flowering succulents known as Aloe. Most Aloes have a rosette of large thick flesh leaves. The leaves are often lance-shaped with a sharp apex and a spiny margin. Aloe flowers are tubular and are usually densely clustered and yellow, orange or red that come from leafless stems. Many …
